Blue Hens open the CAA Championship with a walk-off win over Elon

Photo: University of Delaware

The University of Delaware softball team opened the 2022 CAA Championship on Thursday with a 1-0 walk-off win against the Elon University Phoenix. The win means the Blue Hens will advance to the winners’ bracket, where the team will play UNCW on Friday.

HENS WIN!!! @gracerudolphh races home and beats the tag on an @Emily_blum10!!!

The #BlueHens defeat No. 4 Elon 1-0 to advance into the winner's bracket! pic.twitter.com/2Dq3kXHHIi

— Delaware Softball (@Delaware_SB) May 12, 2022

Game stats:

RBIs: Sophomore outfielder Emily Blum led the team in RBIs with one.

Runs: Junior utility player Grace Rudolph led the team in runs scored with one.

Hits: The University of Delaware had a total of five hits in the game.  Sophomore outfielder Julz Garber led the team in hits in the win with two.

Pitching: On the pitching side, junior starting pitcher Emily Winburn went seven innings, gave up three hits, two walks, three strikeouts, and earned the win.

Let’s get into the game: click below for the full recap.